New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
May 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Mets 1, San Diego Padres 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 1 0
Backman 2b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 2 0
Carter c 2 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Cone p 3 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 0
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Thon ss 4 0 2 0
Kruk 1b 4 0 2 0
Moreland lf 3 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
Ready 3b 3 0 0 0
Abner rf 4 0 1 0
Mack cf 3 0 0 0
Parent c 3 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Show p 2 0 0 0
  Byers ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Wynne lf 0 0 0 0
  Santiago ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
New York 000 000 010–171
San Diego 000 000 000–061
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (5-0) 7.0 6 0 0 2 12
  Myers  SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
14
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Show   7.0 6 0 0 4 5
  Davis  L (1-3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  McCullers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
7
  E–Elster (6), Abner (1).  DP–San Diego 2.  SH–Mack (1,off Myers).  SB–McReynolds (4,2nd base off Show/Parent); Hernandez (2,2nd base off Davis/Parent).  CS–Strawberry (4,2nd base by Show/Parent).  WP–Davis (2).  BK–Cone 2 (2).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–3:07.  A–12,035.
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